The Labor enquirer., 1887-04-30
The Workineman Thai
Capitalists Now Charso
With Bomb Throwing.
HEARD FROM N SVED1
The Latest Devclspneats b Cssnectiss.
witA tho seven Martyrs
n Chicago.

Anc oio00 money gang q Chlcog0 VINO
BY perjury and fraud have put tie sevsa'
eight-hour leaders Of Chicago into tie
bastile where they now lie under tie
shadow Of the gallows, have taken new
tack. Realizing that the people pl.iniy
see that the seven Imprisoned mon IN. ~
guilts and VIII demand their release, and
fearing that this investigation vim discloss
the identity Of the real bomb-throwsr a.
hired Rsskeston, they have started Z nea
hue and cry and nov charge man name,
Rudolph Schnaubelt Is being guilty
the crime. This man they seek 10 CON
meet with the labor movement and thus b,
implication still charge our people with
being guilty of tho murder"
We believe firmly that the bomb vas
thrown by Pinkerton and the imprisohed
men claim that upon new and fair trial
they can so PROVE.
Let the new trial be had.
Capitalist telegram.
CHICAGO, April 2o.-The big, stout,
blonde fellow who was so badly wanted BY
Attorney Grinnell, has been heard froy
While the police were looking for hin
over the United States, Schnaubelt pved
quietly in farm house amid green Easlas
and flowers in Northern California, d the\
farm of his brother. This brother wes re-
peatedly honored with visits from detec
tives, and it was not safe thing for gn-
dolph to stay with him. Rudolph vol Sad
hard for his living. He left Chicago via
only 800 in his possession.
When sentence was pronounced by Judge
Gary, Schnaubelt began to think seriously
of leaving this country forever. One day
he turned up. in Portland, Oregon. BE
was Thoroughly disguised. He had lost
his superdous flesh and lwas 80 sun
burnt that he resembled a hardy farla Z
laborer. He applied for work at the docss
and easily obtained berth on vessel
sailing between Portland and San Fran
CISCO. On his arrival in San Francisco lie
obtained work on a ship bound for Car.
ton, China. The hardships he weni
through on his journey thoroughly
changed his appearance. He was provia-
ed with enough money but he did no,
spend it. He kept on working and chang
ed vessels in nearly every haven he touch
ed. In Canton he was engaged on YES
sci bound for Sidney, Australia. From
there he went to Bombay where he re.
mained several weeks and in February
last he finally landed on Norwegian soil.
An excellent mechanic he soon found worl;
and notified his friends that he was stll
alive.
There is paper in London, England.
published once month in the German
and called the A,itonomie. The editor OF
that paper is an Austrian refugee named
Joseph Peikert. Rudolph Schnaubeis
knew Peikert in Vienna years ago. The
latter was at the head of the labor move
ment in the Austrian capital, was repent
edly tried and imprisoned, and in the end
compelled to leave his native country. j.
London Peikert gathered around him
number of workers and founded paper
which at once began to attack johann
Most and his famous Freihet as being rti
egades from the true principles of Sociil
ism. The fight between -Mcss -.:nd Paikeft
fourteen months age. was most bitter, hui.
only intimate friends Of both knew Of il,
Schnaubelt did not eide with either Of
the quarreling leaders; he was passive in
his nature and kept up his old friendship
with the Austrian in London.
The letter is dated "Christiania, Nor
way, March, 1887" is printed in No. 70 Of
the Attonomie, which bears the date of
April o, and reads as follows:~
DEAR CoMRADHs: Having found an ops
portunity to read copy of your org N,
the Autonon1ie, and to thus renew my Nre
lations 10 old comrades, feel inclined tc
say few words regarding my connection
with the Haymarket affair of May 4, 1856,
in Chicago. The perjurers hirea by III,
police claimed that they had seen me in
the alley with my friend Spies, who ig
nited the fuse on the famous bomb wb m
l took from him and threw in the midst ol
the Chicago Citizens' association. Sach
and other infamous lies were told about
me. In reality was standing all the Willie
ON the wagon which served as .tribunr to>
the speakers. left the wagon when the
police came to break up the meeting. On
being informed the following day, while a,
work in the shop was employed in, of the
arrest of my brother-in-law, Michael
Schwab, / went to police headquarters &c.
ball him out. This was refused. A few.
lConcluded on second page.I